How to make your PC faster...if you are an idiot. Mew this...

[jenova_9]

Upgrade Your Life: How to speed up your PC (or Mac) - Yahoo! News

oh ya this might be helpful info.

[cidbahamut]

Re: faster PC faster speed? mew?

This is stuff anyone who is computer literate should already know.

[Mhurron]

Re: faster PC faster speed? mew?

This is stuff anyone who is computer literate should already know.

"Tips" 5, 6, 7, and 8 are also pretty much bullshit and are just parroted by people who want to look like they know things.

[DakAttack]

Re: faster PC faster speed? mew?

Upgrade Your Life: How to speed up your PC (or Mac) - Yahoo! News

oh ya this might be helpful info.

No, it's not helpful. J9 fail.

[Aeni]

Re: faster PC faster speed? mew?

Step 5 was relevant when Win 95 used to take up 50% of the average PC's hard drive. Heck, none of this matters anymore post XP. You get better performance with adding more ram or just chucking that PC out and getting a new one ...

[Raydeus]

Re: faster PC faster speed? mew?

Step 5 was relevant when Win 95 used to take up 50% of the average PC's hard drive. Heck, none of this matters anymore post XP. You get better performance with adding more ram or just chucking that PC out and getting a new one ...

I think step 5 is just worded (and implemented) poorly.

What they should be telling people is to put My documents (music, video, etc.) in a separate partition, or better yet, HDD(s) than the OS/Programs partition/disk. Since it does indeed improve not only performance but also makes it easier to defrag and keep your files safe in case you need to reinstall your OS, which happens fairly often if you are keeping your PC well maintained.

And as with the rest it's just very (very) basic advice for people who aren't much into computers.


So... I don't really see what's wrong with posting about it.

I mean maybe it can be of use for someone.

[Mhurron]

Re: How to make your PC faster...if you are an idiot. Mew this...

How to make your PC faster...if you are an idiot. Mew this...

Alright, who changed the title?

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What they should be telling people is to put My documents (music, video, etc.) in a separate partition, or better yet, HDD(s) than the OS/Programs partition/disk. Since it does indeed improve not only performance but also makes it easier to defrag and keep your files safe in case you need to reinstall your OS

This is significantly more headache then it is worth for most people. Windows and Windows apps expect the users home directory to be in <windowsrootdrive>/Documents and Settings/<user> on XP or <windowsrootdrive>/Users/<user> on Vista/7 and a good number have issues when it is not. The performance boost is also negligible.

Unless your backing your files up to an external device, they are not safe. Numerous times I have personally seen installers touch disks and partitions they were not supposed to.

That setup is work with very little reward.

which happens fairly often if you are keeping your PC well maintained.

A PC that needs to be regularly reinstalled is pretty much the opposite of a well maintained system.

[Raydeus]

Re: How to make your PC faster...if you are an idiot. Mew this...

From time to time you are going to want to make a clean reinstall anyway, no matter how well maintained your system is.

Also, I guess it depends on what programs you are using, but I have yet to see a single app touching other partition from the same disk, leave alone a separate HDD. So except for creating a folder for specific apps (since some do indeed expect your Documents to be on C: ) there really aren't many complications with moving Docs to another location.

On the other hand installing programs in partitions other than C: does indeed bring a lot of headaches that are not really worth it, but that's a separate issue.

[Aeni]

Re: How to make your PC faster...if you are an idiot. Mew this...

From time to time you are going to want to make a clean reinstall anyway, no matter how well maintained your system is.

This has been shown to be less and less effective because of several technological innovations that are implemented into modern hard drives, in particular, those that are also able to be setup in RAID as well as having improved S.M.A.R.T. mechanisms and the addition of processors on board the drive housing which helps keep things running smoothly. The problems of 20 years ago just cannot be included in any serious discussion of system maintenance anymore.

The overall lifecycle of the average gaming PC is probably around 24 months give or take a few months. Contrast this to a time when people would obesess about getting the best parts and not having to worry about an upgrade for another 48 months or more back in the days. So, by the time you are looking to get things running fast again, you're looking at a potential candidate for either an upgrade or a completely new system.

What has been shown effective then and is still relevant today is not skimping out on RAM and adding more if you do not have very much is still the better bang for your buck then having to wipe and reload every 6 months.

[TheGrandMom]

Re: How to make your PC faster...if you are an idiot. Mew this...

Alright, who changed the title?

I have no idea......